She was born Oct. 12, 1932, to Albert D. and Bertha E. (Creasman) Long in Mesa, Ariz.

She married George E. Atwood Aug. 28, 1961, in Mesa. He died Nov. 5, 2012.

She graduated from Mesa High School. She continued her education at Wheaton College and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

She taught in various schools including the Navajo Indian Reservation. She was a substitute teacher in Elkhart as well as a homemaker. She also worked for a number of years at the Morton County Courthouse.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Elkhart, where she taught Sunday school and was the organist and pianist for 20 plus years.

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